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It’s still not clear if the Obama administration has a plan for dealing with the derivatives monster, which is one of the biggest problems regulators must confront in dealing with the potential collpase of a “too big to fail” financial institution.

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Lehman’s collapse left a big whole in the world of structured products–a largely unnecessary investment vehicle that’s been all too popular in Europe and Asia. But it seems Goldman Sachs is rushing in to fill the void.

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Discount brokerage Charles Schwab may be facing a Lehman-sized headache.

It appears some Schwab brokers were actively selling so-called structured notes–derivative-like investments–that were issued by the now bankrupt Lehman Brothers. The structured notes were pitched as principal protected, meaning investors might not make a lot of money if a strategy failed, but they wouldn’t lose their initial investment either.